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Pelias (pē`lēăs), in Greek mythology, usurper of the throne of Iolcus. He was the son of Tyro and Poseidon and the twin brother of Neleus. After his birth his mother married Cretheus, king of Iolcus, and gave birth to Aeson. After Cretheus' death Pelias seized power, killed (or imprisoned) Aeson, and exiled Neleus. Later Medea Medea , in Greek mythology, princess of Colchis, skilled in magic and sorcery. She fell in love with Jason and helped him, against the will of her father, Aeëtes, to obtain the Golden Fleece.
..... Click the link for more information. , hoping to restore Jason Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion.
..... Click the link for more information. as rightful successor to the throne, tricked the daughters of Pelias into murdering him.

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No references found			And, being come to the strength of a man, Jason determined to set all this business to rights, and to punish the wicked Pelias for wronging his dear father, and to cast him down from the throne, and seat himself there instead. Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context Then he dived under the sea, and she in due course bore Pelias and Neleus, who both of them served Jove with all their might. The Odyssey by Homer View in context In one instance a considerable and characteristic section can be traced from extant fragments and notices: Salmoneus, son of Aeolus, had a daughter Tyro who bore to Poseidon two sons, Pelias and Neleus; the latter of these, king of Pylos, refused Heracles purification for the murder of Iphitus, whereupon Heracles attacked and sacked Pylos, killing amongst the other sons of Neleus Periclymenus, who had the power of changing himself into all manner of shapes. Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context			Pele's tears Pelean cloud Pelecanidae Pelecaniformes Pelecanoididae Pelecinidae Pelecypoda Peled Peledui Pelée Pelee Island Pelee, Mount Pelée, Mount Pelee, Point Peleg pelelith Pelet Peleth Pelethites Peleus Pelger anomaly Pelham Pelham Bay Park Pelham, Henry Pelham, Peter Pelias pelican pelican crossing pelican flower pelican hook Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Pelican Lake Recreation Area Pelican Point State Recreation Area Pelican State Beach Pelikan, Jaroslav Pelike Pelion Pelissier, Aimable Jean Jacques Pélissier, Aimable Jean Jacques Pelite pelitic pelitic hornfels pelitic schist Pell equation Pell's Equation pell-mell structure Pella Pellagra Pellan, Alfred Pelleas Pelléas and Mélisande			Pelfray PELG Pelger anomaly Pelger's nuclear anomaly Pelger's nuclear anomaly Pelger's nuclear anomaly Pelger's nuclear anomaly Pelger's nuclear anomaly Pelger-Huet Anomaly Pelger-Huët anomaly Pelger-Huet nuclear anomaly Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly PELH Pelham Pelham Pelham Bay Park Pelham Bay Park, Bronx Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Pelham Holles Pelham Youth Hockey League Pelham, Henry Pelham, Henry Pelham, Peter pelhams pelhams PELI Pelias Pelias berus Pelias berus bilineata Pelias berus brunneomarcata Pelias berus Chersea Pelias berus chersea-splendens Pelias berus dorsalis Pelias berus forma bilineata Pelias berus forma brunneomarcata Pelias berus forma chersea-splendens Pelias berus forma luteoalba Pelias berus forma ochracea asymmetrica Pelias berus forma ochracea-asymmetrica Pelias berus forma ochracea-splendens Pelias berus forma punctata Pelias berus forma rutila Pelias berus lugubris Pelias berus luteoalba Pelias berus lymnaea Pelias berus niger Pelias berus ochracea asymmetrica Pelias berus ochracea-asymmetrica Pelias berus ochracea-splendens Pelias berus Prester Pelias berus punctata

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